41. Karen Miller - Empress (Godspeaker, Book 1)
"In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth only a few coins from a passing slave trader.
But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen.
It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her God, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak.
This is the story of Hekat, precious and beautiful." - Book Description
Personally I liked this book. It wasn't as good as her Kingbreaker, Kingmaker series, but it was intriguing. The new work, Mijak, is quite fascinating. My only criticism was the main character. At first, Hekat was an incredibly sympathetic character. She started life with no name (only known as a she-brat) and was sold into slavery. Here, she escapes the bond of slavery and creates a life of her own in the military. She ends up marrying the warlord of Et-Raklion and leading the city to greater glory. However, in the end, she made Hitler look like a nice guy with her constant demands for conquest and destruction in the name of their god. In the end, she kills her son's pregnant girlfriend and disowns him.
I am hoping the next book, set in a new location with different characters, goes more towards her first series with the type of characters and a little less violence.
But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen.
It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her God, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak.
This is the story of Hekat, precious and beautiful." - Book Description
Personally I liked this book. It wasn't as good as her Kingbreaker, Kingmaker series, but it was intriguing. The new work, Mijak, is quite fascinating. My only criticism was the main character. At first, Hekat was an incredibly sympathetic character. She started life with no name (only known as a she-brat) and was sold into slavery. Here, she escapes the bond of slavery and creates a life of her own in the military. She ends up marrying the warlord of Et-Raklion and leading the city to greater glory. However, in the end, she made Hitler look like a nice guy with her constant demands for conquest and destruction in the name of their god. In the end, she kills her son's pregnant girlfriend and disowns him.
I am hoping the next book, set in a new location with different characters, goes more towards her first series with the type of characters and a little less violence.
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